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All About the Money Piece Keep scrolling to learn what exactly the money piece is, how to get the look, and inspo for your next salon appointment. What is the money piece trend? Also known as face-framing highlights, money piece hair is a popular coloring technique that is achieved when you get the front strands of your hair balayaged a brighter shade (usually two to three shades lighter!). The finished result leaves you with face-framing ‘money pieces’ that add dimension to your hair and help brighten and lift your complexion....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. This unique Mother’s Day scavenger hunt will have your family searching throughout your home for clue bags that contain a special task, game or challenge. Once the clue bag is found, families must work together to complete the task before they can move on to the next clue. The fun twist on this scavenger hunt is that all of tasks, games, and activities are centered around… you guessed it—mom!...

So how do we cultivate that safe space? It starts with knowledge. I found out things about myself and others. I discovered what I attracted in my life. I honored my own complicity. I learned from my actions and the actions of those around me. My closest friends taught me my most important lessons and for that I am forever grateful. My family set the foundation for me to even recognize the lessons my friends would bring....

Looking for a way to change things up tonight??? Here’s an easy and sexy idea that is sure to please! Raid your kitchen for scrumptious treats to ignite sparks in the bedroom. Tease your spouse with a yummy and seductive guessing game of “Name that Treat.” Each of you secretly collect an array of yummy treats like peanut butter, cool whip, pixie sticks, honey, cream cheese, strawberries, caramel syrup, pudding, frosting, etc....

We’ve broken down a simple way to navigate the natural hair chart for those that need a bit of a primer. Read on: The Natural Hair Chart Classifications: 3A to 4C One of the most popular hair classification charts categorizes hair into four groups: straight (1), wavy (2), then naturally curly (3), and tightly coiled (4). Each group is then subdivided into A, B, or C. This indicates an increasing level of texture, i....

We use weekly “Too Hot To Handle” check-ins to take each others’ temperature, see who’s “on fire,” and discuss how we can spread the work around to make sure we’re hot enough to keep us warm, not burn us out. Sometimes our systems fail us. Sometimes we take on too much. It takes all of us working together to maintain compassionate systems that support our thriving at work. This New Year, rather than offering you a “New Year, New You” issue, we wanted to to explore how mindfulness can help with one of the most complex problems of our time: burnout....

Street Style Beauty Trend of the Moment: The Off-Center Hair Part While the middle part will forever remain a classic in our book, it’s time for the off-center part to get its very own season of fame. Women have been parting their hair like this for years, and for most of them, this is how their hair naturally falls when styling. The off-center hair part is said to be one of the best ways women with a square face shape can part her hair because it breaks up the symmetry of the face, adding depth; however, we feel it’s a style that every woman can effortlessly wear....

Ombré Hair Color Basics What is ombré hair color and how did it start? Ombré hair is simply hair that gradually gets lighter starting from the mid-shaft directly to the ends and the roots of the hair are normally left untouched. The name itself is borrowed from the french term ‘ombré,’ which by definition means having tones of color that shade into each other, graduating from light to dark. Get it?...

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Before we explore this happy Pi Day date even further, we have to give a shoutout to Diva Elizabeth. She helped make all of our pie ideas as sweet as can be! When is Pi Day? Pi Day celebrations take place on March 14th, as a reflection of the first few digits of pi. We think it’s the perfect time of year for such a celebration!...

There is so much fun to be had without electricity! This date idea did not come to me on a whim but rather occurred by circumstance. A few months ago, we were hit by a bad storm which caused our power to go out. It wasn’t just a few hours but instead FOUR days without power! Thank goodness for nearby family! Looking back we can laugh, and that’s why I decided to plan this Power Outage date....

If you haven’t already, give a glance at our comprehensive blonde bible to find the shade of blonde that resonates with you the most. Otherwise, scroll down for your quick cheat sheet to getting the right hue for your skin tone, because Mother Nature’s palette is the most foolproof after all! Best Shade of Blonde Hair For Different Skin Tones COOL Cool undertones, regardless of whether you have a fair, medium or dark complexion, are skin tones that have more pink in them....

We happen to love bed games with great replay value. So today, we bring you that dream game: Sexy Chutes and Ladders! It’s a perfect, easy bed game, and it’s even easy to DIY! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. How to Make A Bed Sheet Game First things first, we have to make our game board! DIY sex games are pretty easy because everyone is on board with the end goal (wink!...

Ways to Wear Your Blonde Hair with Dark Roots Getting blonde hair is truly a commitment and sometimes life gets in the way. We’ve all skipped a hair appointment (or two), and believe us when we said it’s not the end of the world. Lazy girls with blonde hair should rejoice because rooty looks are having a moment! Here, are some ways to pull it off. 1. Glitter Roots This is a fun look for those that actually want to have lots of fun with the blonde hair dark roots trend....

From the article: “A good example of how it can work is when you’re kept awake at night thinking,” says Williams. “You toss and turn and you get angry because you can’t sleep. The anger doesn’t help, but you can’t seem to stop it. Mindfulness isn’t about suppressing those thoughts, but about enabling you to stand back and observe them as if they were clouds going past in the sky....

Jane Brox • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt An author fascinated by the fundamental aspects of life, Jane Brox has written about family, farmland, and light—all to great acclaim. She is a micro-historian with a farmer’s feel for the value of getting dirt under your fingernails to get to the heart of the matter. Using the modern technique of alternating and intertwining stories, Brox reports on silence as a means of reform in early penitentiaries (thought to be more humane than corporal or capital punishment) and as a means of spiritual development in the monastery....

Do we have any Olympic’s fans in the house?? I love watching the athletes who have dedicated their lives to becoming the best in their field compete to become the champion. I especially love hearing their success stories – how they pushed through the challenges to ultimately get to where they are. They are so motivational!! We love the competition and the spirit of the Olympics so we figured it was time to put together a Spring Olympics date so that we can enjoy the Olympics right now!...

Don’t give up! What if we told you there’s a product you can use to achieve body and hold in a lightweight formula? Let us introduce you to styling foam, an easy alternative to heavy hair styling products. We’ll explain how to use this product and why we love it so much. Read on: How to Use Styling Foam So, what are styling foams? This is a styling product that you use on your damp hair, prior to blow-drying....

The Institute will bring experts on compassion, empathy, and mindfulness together with a selected group of 60 educators to equip teachers and administrators with research-based skills to boost their own emotional well-being as well as the social and emotional well-being of their students. Speakers include : Rick Hanson, Ph.D., neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Lasting Inner Strength; Megan Cowan, co-founder of Mindful Schools, and Vicki Zakrzewski, Ph....

Focus on Cycling: Albuquerque Bicycle Transportation Examiner Karolyn Hudson has been following a sports psychology program, with Dr. Dana Blackmer, to improve her cycling. In this third lesson, mindfulness becomes a part of the assignment. Mouthfuls of Mindfulness: Whether you overeat, undereat, or just feel conflicted about how you eat, mindfulness practice, says physician Jan Chozen Bays, can help you rediscover a healthy and joyful relationship with food. Backyard Mindfulness: Naturalist John Bates shares his ever-growing appreciation of the phenology of the Manitowish River, where he lives....